All of a sudden, an astonishing killing intent bore down. The Uniting Dao City Lord turned to look, only to see a black lotus spinning beneath Yuan Xi's feet, making her entire figure seem incomparably eerie. Her tone was ice-cold. "Well, well. I had intended to spare your life, yet you dared lay such a vicious hand on my most important Great Commander. I cannot spare you!"
The moment the last word fell, she charged at the Uniting Dao City Lord.
"You wretch, you deceived me!" The Uniting Dao City Lord roared in fury and met her attack amid bitter cries. In an instant, violent shockwaves swept out, shattering countless buildings throughout the Uniting Dao City. Some unlucky Fusion Dao cultivators were even caught in the blast, coughing up blood from grievous injuries.
Elsewhere, Lu Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, raised a hand to press against his chest, and bared his teeth.
He had held back too much just now, making his injuries somewhat worse than expected, though it did not matter much.
He had been hiding in the dark earlier. When he heard Yuan Xi swear that oath, he knew what she intended. Though they had not known each other for long, he and Yuan Xi had a certain unspoken understanding at times.
There had been an obvious loophole in that oath. The enemy might not have failed to notice it, but he had been too eager to escape to examine it closely.
And Yuan Xi had taken advantage of precisely that point. She first told the enemy that she had come alone. With that simple sentence, she planted a psychological suggestion in his mind—she had come by herself.
Thus, when Lu Ye suddenly emerged to strike, the enemy reacted instinctively.
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